[Localization] localized or "international" keyboard ?

[s.boutayeb at free.fr]

Hi Yama,

The USB keyboard is the choice of Richard M. Stallman!

Best regards,

Samy

Quoting Yama Ploskonka <yama at netoso.com>:

> zut alors :-)
>
> For a one-on-one, a USB keyboard will work, which I am sure you have
> thought of, but I am aware, it not at all a solution. (the one I tried
> here didn't work too well, so I am not enthusiastic in vouching for it)
>
> Will keep working, trying to solve this as I did with Solar, because the
> problem is too big and at the same time too small for OLPC corporate...
>
> Yama
>
> s.boutayeb at free.fr wrote:
>
> > Consequently, yes localized keyboards are indispensable, but if rational
> > considerations conduct to the decisions to ship standard keyboards to all
> > countries, the responsability of the local grassroots communities and the
> > partners whith wich they will manage to work on this issue will be to adapt
> an
> > inadequate product to irrational people (we have not other product and no
> other
> > people). We'll have to deal with that irrationalism, paradoxally,
> especially
> > here in France, in the country of rationalism. Either through local repair
> > centers either with localization sets including a screwdriver, a spare
> keyboard
> > or with a printing solution...
> >
> > Finally, we have to be capable to say to this teacher and to the numerous
> people
> > who might support the project with fundings, etc., that she will receive
> for her
> > class XOs with an AZERTY-keyboard.
> >
> > Whatever the OLPC foundation will decide on this respect, we will
> contribute,
> > here in Europe, with our scarcy resources, to make the future of the XO a
> > success and will try to convince the people here that the XO is still a
> great
> > product, despite of some misconceptions. Will we succeed? With more or less
> > difficulty, but yes, hopefully!
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Samy
> >
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